AIS's Health Business Daily

January 6, 2009

Today's Featured Story

Expect Health Reform Hearings in Spring and Congressional Action by Summer Reprinted from HEALTH PLAN WEEK

The last time the idea of national health reform was addressed, a new Democratic president had begun his first term and had the support of a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress. But the political environment, due largely to the poor economy, has made the need to reform health care much greater than during President Clinton's first term....Read Full Story

Quote of the Day

"We expect health care providers to come forward when they discover issues that could rise to the level of fraud without waiting for us to catch up to them, and when they do so, they may well benefit.”

— U.S, Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago, commenting on the settlement following Condell Health Network’s voluntary disclosure of improper Medicaid and Medicare payments.

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Today's Datapoint

$530 million…in cost avoidance has been documented by The Regence Group for its 3 million health plan members, as a result of its evidence-based medicine approach, according to Helen Sherman, Pharm D., the group’s senior director of pharmacy services and chief pharmacy officer.

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People on the Move

One Call Medical named Anthony Cuva chief information officer (CIO). He was CIO for CIGNA Corp.'s Intracorp.…Seth Foldy, M.D., was appointed administrator for Wisconsin's Division of Public Health and state health officer. Foldy was health commissioner for the city of Milwaukee from 1998 to 2004.

Today's Featured Health Business Job Opening

Physicians United Plan
Senior Provider Contractor and Network Development
Florida

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